Firm and Provider News

The partners of the law firm K&L Gates have voted to change the firm's formal name from Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Preston Gates Ellis LLP to K&L Gates LLP.The change has been effective since July 1, 2008.
The New York office of K&L Gates welcomes Eric A. Prager and Israel E. Kornstein as partners in the firm's intellectual property and...

CPA, a leading provider of outsourced legal support services and a leading intellectual-property management specialist, has announced the appointment of Geoffrey Grime as chairman to succeed Chris Gibson who will remain a non-executive director of the company.

Raymond P. Thek, Member of Lowenstein Sandler PC, has been named among the industry's leading corporate attorneys by Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business (2008), a guide to the nation's top lawyers and law firms.

With the shifts in the economic climate this year, many corporations are turning to trusted legal counsel for options before making tough decisions about how to best restructure. To better serve business law professionals in providing this counsel, Westlaw Business has introduced the new Restructuring Center.

Law school graduates take note: 24 percent of attorneys recently polled said corporate and securities law will offer the greatest number of employment opportunities over the next 10 years. Litigation also is expected to generate job growth; the practice area received 21 percent of the response.

WolfBlock partner David Gitlin recently presented a seminar titled "Going Private - Should You Remain a Public Company?" at the Federation of Chambers of Commerce in Tel-Aviv, Israel. The program was co-sponsored by the Federation of Israeli Chambers of Commerce and the Israel-America Chamber of Commerce.
Speakers at the seminar discussed whether a...

During the annual meeting of the American Bar Association in New York City, the ABA Young Lawyers Division presented its 2008 Fellows Award for Public Service to Helaine M. Barnett, president of the Legal Services Corporation.

Amper, Politziner & Mattia LLP, Certified Public Accountants and Consultants, has announced that two incumbents have been promoted to partner.
Dianne Batistoni, a partner in the firm's Insurance Industry Services Group, has more than 20 years of public accounting experience both with an international and a regional accounting and consulting firm...

Accepting the arguments made by two Gibbons P.C. lawyers, a federal judge has dismissed a class action brought against a Pennsylvania engineering firm hired by the owners of a Reading, PA manufacturing plant to test air quality and beryllium levels at the plant. The lawsuit sought medical monitoring for thousands of local residents exposed to particles the...

Proskauer Rose LLP has recently announced that Anthony Pacheco, a partner in the Los Angeles office, has been re-elected to a second consecutive term as President of the Los Angeles Police Commission.
As head of the Los Angeles Police Commission, Mr. Pacheco will continue to lead the five-member panel, which directs and maintains policy for the Los...

Norris, McLaughlin & Marcus, P.A. has recently announced that it is "going green" by joining in the American Bar Association/United States Environmental Protection Agency (ABA/EPA) Climate Challenge as an Energy Star Partner.
The ABA/EPA Climate Challenge encourages law offices to reduce energy use by at least 10 percent through the implementation...

Weil, Gotshal & Manges secured summary judgment for long-time client ESPN in its litigation with boxing promoter Don King and Don King Productions in connection with a documentary television program broadcast in 2004. King's lawsuit charged ESPN and affiliated networks and broadcasters with defamation and false light invasion of privacy over statements...

Steven Bauer, a partner and head of litigation practice at Proskauer Rose LLP, has been appointed to the Greater Boston Legal Services (GBLS) Board of Directors. GBLS provides free legal assistance and representation to thousands of low-income individuals and families in Boston and 31 additional cities and towns in Massachusetts.

Lou Ramos, a United States Department of Justice prosecutor specializing in economic crimes, has joined King & Spalding's special matters and government investigations practice as a counsel in Washington, DC. Mr. Ramos most recently served as Assistant United States Attorney for the District of Columbia.
At the Justice Department, Ramos acted as...

Microsoft Corporation has contributed $500,000 to the 10x10x10 Campaign of the Minority Corporate Counsel Association (MCCA). The donation is the largest received by the campaign to date and will support MCCA programs fostering diversity in the legal profession.
Microsoft's pledge will be paid over three years.More than half of the donation, $270,000...

According to a new survey from Protiviti Inc., a global consulting and internal audit firm, organizations today are realizing tangible benefits from updated regulatory rules and guidance pertaining to Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act that were issued in May of 2007 by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) and U.S. Securities and...

Norris, McLaughlin & Marcus, P.A. is pleased and honored to announce that member Judge William A. Dreier has been awarded the prestigious 2008 Medal of Honor by the New Jersey State Bar Foundation (NJSBF) for his professional excellence as demonstrated by his accomplishments in the law and service to the profession and community throughout his career...

CPA, the leading provider of outsourced legal support services and the world's top intellectual property (IP) management specialist, has announced that the company has been awarded the number one ranking in the "Contract & Legal Document Review" category, and the number two overall position in the 2008 Black Book of Outsourcing's Top Legal Process...

Top in-house counsel in large global companies have revealed that what most impacts their work right now is the pace and scope of global growth, far more than rising law firm costs or the economic downturn. The fast pace of globalization and the complexity and diversity of risks and demands was the top issue for more than 100 senior corporate counsel...

The Pro Bono Partnership, the leading organization providing free business legal services to nonprofit community-based organizations serving the poor and disadvantaged in New York's lower Hudson Valley, Fairfield County and Hartford, Connecticut and New Jersey, announced that four new Directors have been elected to its Board: Michelle Browdy, vice...

The Minority Corporate Counsel Association (MCCA) has awarded the diversity initiatives of two of the nation's leading corporate legal departments and a law firm. Receiving MCCA's Employer of Choice Award this year are the legal departments of Freddie Mac and Bank of America Corporation. They were chosen for demonstrating a commitment to diversity and...

Goodwin Procter LLP has announced that the firm will be honored in Boston with the 2008 Pro Bono Law Firm of the Year Award, given annually by the Political Asylum/Immigration Representation Project (PAIR). PAIR is a nonprofit organization committed to providing legal services to secure the safety and freedom of asylum-seekers and to promote the rights of...